we meet are oppressed by this world‚ and its strict attention to violence‚ death‚ and conformity highlight the ways in which it is a far from perfect place. Atwood is tapping into a national fear of the American psyche and playing with the idea of American culture being turned backwards and no longer standing as the dominant culture. Atwood engages the reader by recreating events that have previously happened making the ‘dystopian’ world more relatable and‚ therefore‚ more frightening. Two of
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World conference on women" and Margaret Atwood "Spotty handed Villainesses‚" both address the ongoing issues present within a male dominated society and desires to empower women. In the "Keynote Address at the Beijing World conference on women"‚ the composer empowers women by influencing an audience’s interpretations on the rights and equality for women. The use of simile
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emphasise key ideas and captivate the audience. This has been shown in Margaret Atwood’s speech‚ Spotty-Handed Villainesses (1994) as well as Aung San Suu Kyi’s speech‚ the Keynote Address at the Beijing Conference on Women (1995). These two speeches focus on the role of women in society and effectively discuss it in a way that has successfully raised the issue and resonated through history. Margaret Atwood uses a variety of rhetorical methods in captivating the audience. She uses wit and humour‚ as
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specific aspects of the speeches‚ you demonstrate the speeches textual integrity. We Recognise a text as possessing textual integrity when we see form‚ structure and language producing a unified conceptual whole. The speeches ‘Spotty-Handed Villainesses’ by Margret Atwood and ‘Faith‚ Hope and Reconciliation’ by Faith Bandler‚ represent how a combination of structure‚ form‚ language as well as exploring the human condition can raise a particular speech to new levels of relevance to future audiences
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concerning issues in either a serious or humorous way. To me‚ an effective speech incorporates useful information‚ utilises emotions and is appropriate to its context. Throughout my presentation‚ I will be referring to three speeches‚ ‘Spotty Handed Villainesses’ by Margaret Atwood‚ Aung San Suu Kyi’s ‘Keynote Address at the Beijing World Conference on Women’ and Faith Bandler’s “Faith‚ Hope and Reconciliation”. These three great speeches have transcended time through the speaker’s use of effective language
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shown in Margaret Atwood’s‚ "The Handmaid’s Tale"‚ through the minor character of Moira. This character is referred to throughout the novel as strong-willed and independent until Offred finds her near the end‚ different and broken. Through Moira‚ Atwood is able to develop Offred as a dependent on hope and further develop the theme of hopelessness in Totalitarian governments. Throughout the novel‚ Offred makes references to Moira‚ Offreds friend since college. Every time this character is mentioned
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democracy unless women’s voices are heard.” In 1995‚ Aung San Suu Kyi delivered the speech “Keynote Address at the Beijing World Conference on Women” through a video‚ attempting to gain the rights women. Similarly‚ Margaret Atwood presented the speech “Spotty-handed Villainesses” to numerous conventions in 1994‚ with the idea of increasing the dimensions of feminism. These powerful speeches use a large variety of language forms and techniques specifically pathos‚ ethos and logos to express their aspirations
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your mind. A successful speaker engages the audience in a discourse‚ which challenges and satisfies. This is evident through three feminist speeches Keynote Address at the Beijing World Conference on Women’ by Aung San Suu Kyi‚ ‘Spotty-Handed Villainesses’ by Margaret Atwood and and “Faith‚ Hope and Reconciliation” by Faith Bandler. All these speeches depict insightful techniques that demonstrate their ability to engage their audience. Delivered through video to the Fourth World Conference on Women
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Magaret Atwood’s ‘Spotty Handed Villainesses’ (1994) and Aung San Suu Kyi’s keynote address at the Beijing World Conference on Women (1995) both achieve textual integrity as they present universal values that are not contextually bound such as aspiration for equality‚ feminism and
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English 1210: 6:30 TTH February 2004 "Glory Box" Each townhouse was herded together in packs of eight‚ all exact replicas of one another. They were small and quaint and housed mostly two person families. The yards were bare and uncared for‚ except one. The address decals were bold and faux finished with gold and black tarnish that hung on a silver plaque that was hard to miss. The garden was practically professionally tidy and trimmed; there were Pansies‚ Columbine bushes‚ Tulips‚ and strawberry
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